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ferry

[ fer-ee ]

noun

plural ferries.
  1. a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
  2. a ferryboat.
  3. a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations.
  4. the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service.


verb (used with object)

ferried, ferrying.
  1. to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
  2. to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, especially for delivery.

verb (used without object)

ferried, ferrying.
  1. to go in a ferry.

ferry

/ ˈ´ÚÉ›°ùɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledferryboat a vessel for transporting passengers and usually vehicles across a body of water, esp as a regular service
    1. such a service
    2. ( in combination )

      a ferryman

  2. a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat
  3. the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to transport or go by ferry
  2. to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination
  3. tr to convey (passengers, goods, etc)

    the guests were ferried to the church in taxis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ferry1

before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry; cognate with Old Norse ferja, Gothic farjan; akin to fare
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ferry1

Old English ferian to carry, bring; related to Old Norse ferja to transport, Gothic farjan ; see fare
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It is understood that Mr Paterson, who works for Scottish ferry operator CalMac, arrived in Rome last week on a solo trip.

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Many parents wanted a more central location so that pupils in the south of the island would no longer have to travel by ferry to Oban for schooling and stay in hostels during the week.

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He said travelling to Scotland had been a long-term ambition, adding the pair were looking forward to a day of sightseeing before returning to mainland Europe by ferry.

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By the late 1850s, two brothers, Oscar Lovell Shafter and James McMillan Shafter, had established a large operation to produce butter and cheese, and ferried their goods to San Francisco on small schooner ships.

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Saakashvili was arrested in 2021 after making a surprise return to Georgia ahead of the country's local elections by smuggling himself into the country on a ferry from Ukraine.

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